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About Thirani Village

Thirani is a small village in Tehri tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 183, made up of 84 males and 99 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,179 females per 1000 males. The village covers 115.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249196, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thirani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thirani village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Tehri
Pincode 249196
Area (hectares) 115.11 hectares
Population 183
Male Population 84
Female Population 99
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,179
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Thirani compares

By the 2011 count Thirani is the 161st largest of the 315 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 254 residents. Its 115.11 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1154.

Getting to Thirani

Thirani is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Thirani as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Thirani from other places

Thirani lies about 27 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 35 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Thirani
Nearest town Mussoorie 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Tehri 27 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 27 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 35 km

Villages closest to Thirani

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tehri tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Thirani

As per the Census of India 2011, Thirani village had a population of 183. That makes it the 161st largest of the 315 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 254 residents.

Thirani village has 84 males and 99 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thirani has about 1179 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1154.

The pincode recorded for Thirani is 249196. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thirani covers 115.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Thirani falls under Tehri tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Thirani is Dehradun, about 35 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Thirani.

Thirani is about 27 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thirani is in Tehri tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Mussoorie is about 23 km away. Tehri is about 27 km away. Tehri Garhwal is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Laluri (2.2 km), Ghiyakoti (2.6 km) and Ghon (2.7 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Thirani today is likely to be higher.

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